The Kraken comes to town Dec 30, 2020
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Release the Kraken - on ice
At some point in the future, the pandemic will end. Weâll be sitting together in a stadium without fear: eating snacks, enjoying beverages, and cheering for the Seattle Kraken. To learn more about the myth behind the monster, Marcie Sillman spoke to Lauren Poyer, assistant teaching professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Washington.
Silicon Valley, meet Rift Valley
Youâre reading this on a device with processing power that would have been unthinkable even twenty years ago. Weâve got quantum computing and self-driving cars. But University of Washington Classics professor Sarah Stroup says we shouldnât be too self-congratulatory about our current technology. She teaches a class called STEM in the Ancient World, and she spoke about it with Bill Radke.